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According to The Block, crypto financing company Antalpha reported $12.2 million in Q2 revenue, down 28% year-over-year, and posted a $12.5 million net loss. The loss was driven by fair value declines in the company's tokenized gold holdings, as fluctuations in the underlying asset price resulted in unrealized losses that impacted overall financial performance.

According to Guangzhou Port Group, today, August 19, the "Arctic Europe Express" route from Guangzhou Port's Nansha terminal launched its maiden voyage, marking the official operation of a new Arctic Ocean pathway connecting South China to Europe. The service brings strategic infrastructure support to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.

According to Strive VP Joe Burnett, as reported by ChainCatcher, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings per share reached 0.001967 as of August 2026, up 0.9% since the start of the year. The metric has shown consistent growth across multiple years: 0.000566 BTC per share in 2020; 0.000834 in 2021 (up 47.3%); 0.000849 in 2022 (up 1.8%); 0.000911 in 2023 (up 7.3%); 0.001588 in 2024 (up 74.3%); and 0.00195 in 2025 (up 22.8%).

According to CoinDesk, on August 19, White House crypto advisor Patrick J. Witt expressed optimism about the U.S. Congress passing the CLARITY Act, stating the current goal is to push for a Senate cloture vote on September 15.

According to CNBC on August 17, Korean retail investors have increased investments in U.S.-listed stocks following a KOSPI adjustment, with a particular focus on SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and high-risk leveraged products. The trend has drawn attention from Wall Street as these investors, commonly referred to as 'Seohak-gaemi' (Korean retail traders investing in foreign markets), shift capital from the domestic stock market to U.S. exchanges.

According to Yinghang Futures research on August 19, China's crude oil futures SC2609 contract closed at 585.8 yuan/barrel, with prices rising throughout the trading session. API data showed declines in both U.S. crude oil and distillate fuel inventories, reinforcing tight supply-demand conditions. Geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continued to constrain Middle East crude exports and support a geopolitical risk premium in oil prices.

According to Herald Economy, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 5.80% to 6471.17 on August 19, with the benchmark briefly dipping to 6400.81 amid broad selloff pressure. Samsung Electronics dropped 7.82% to 247,500 won, while SK Hynix fell 9.75% to 1.5 million won, dragging the two largest-cap stocks' combined market-share weight in KOSPI from 49% to 47.6%. SK Hynix announced after market close that it will acquire and cancel 40 trillion won worth of its own shares to enhance shareholder value, yet

According to BlockBeats, Unitree Technology completed its IPO on August 19, with founder Wang Xingxing, Sequoia Capital's沈南鹏 (Shen Nanpeng), and renowned singer Wang Leehom in attendance at the celebration dinner. Wang Leehom shared how the collaboration evolved from his initial request for a mobile mechanical piano to Unitree's counterproposal of a humanoid robot. The Unitree team inputted thousands of choreography actions via motion capture and successfully executed complex dance sequences thr

Applied Materials reported record Q3 FY2026 revenue of $9.12 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year, on August 13, 2026, but the stock fell 5.1 percent that session and dropped 28.9 percent from its June 30 high by the August 18 close at $514.33. Over the nine-month period through late July, non-GAAP free cash flow fell 2.1 percent to $3.58 billion despite net income rising 44.5 percent, with cash conversion collapsing from 71.7 percent to 48.6 percent, signaling deteriorating earnings quality. T

According to Citi Investor Services, the bank is rolling out Custody+, a comprehensive suite of real-time custody solutions for institutional clients. The platform cuts voluntary corporate action processing times by up to 92% in the U.S., with 96% of events completed in under two hours. Custody+ also enables instant settlements across 62 markets, real-time cash management via Citi Token Services, and AI-accelerated tax processing. Citi expects to launch digital asset custody later this year, beg

India's Reserve Bank of India Governor forecasted that an average oil price of approximately $90 per barrel is reasonable for this year (2026).

According to RBI Deputy Governor Gupta on August 19, persistent uncertainty stemming from global conditions and weather risks means the best course of action is to wait and observe further. The current juncture offers no room for additional monetary policy easing.

India's Reserve Bank Governor has indicated signs that inflation, which was previously at moderate levels, is trending toward normalization, according to recent remarks.

The Reserve Bank of India Governor stated on August 19 that inflation is anticipated to reach its peak in the third quarter of 2026 before declining thereafter.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Cantor Fitzgerald on August 19 opened access to Kalshi prediction markets to approximately 3,000 institutional clients, including hedge funds and family offices. Clients can trade event contracts tied to weather, commodities, and corporate performance. Susquehanna International Group will provide quotes and liquidity for the trades. Cantor will act as a broker, facilitating client purchases and sales of large event contracts and potentially distributing posi

According to ICAEW chief economist Søren Tiru, Britain's July inflation rose to 2.9% on August 19, reviving the possibility of further interest rate increases by the Bank of England. Higher food prices due to drought and surging energy costs have increased the likelihood of inflation exceeding 3.5% later this year, particularly if Strait of Hormuz transit disruptions persist, Tiru noted. While the data is unlikely to trigger a rate hike in September, it heightens the probability of further monet

According to Meritz Securities and Kiwoom Securities, Isupex reported Q2 operating profit of 77.1 billion won, up 83.3% year-over-year, on August 19. The semiconductor substrate maker beat market expectations, with revenue rising 57.4% to 379.9 billion won. Meritz raised its full-year operating profit estimate by 4.7% to 348.6 billion won and 2027 guidance by 10.2% to 536.3 billion won. Kiwoom set a target price of 190,000 won, citing resolution of previous concerns over customer concentration.

According to BlackRock's new report 'Re-Underwriting Bitcoin,' released in August 2026, the asset manager maintains that Bitcoin's 50% decline from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,300 reflects a positioning correction rather than a fundamental thesis change. BlackRock attributed the selloff to crypto-specific leverage unwinding, slowing institutional inflows, and selling pressure from large holders. The firm noted that speculative positioning had reached extreme levels before October 2025

According to RuntimeWire's reverse engineering, Kimi Desktop versions 3.1.5 and 3.1.10 for Windows automatically download an independent program called kimiim-cli for group chat functionality without verifying file integrity or confirming if it is signed by Moonshot AI. The program is retrieved via Moonshot AI's CDN. If the release account or update path is compromised, attackers could replace the legitimate program with malicious code, and Kimi Desktop would install it as a normal update withou

According to the Russian Central Bank, household inflation expectations fell to 13.7% in August, down from 14.7% in July, marking a decline of 1.0 percentage point month-over-month.